Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)

A queue of people come to consult an astrologer in an illustration from 'The Evil Eye; or, the Black spectre. A romance. Illustrated with thirteen engravings on wood, from drawings by Edmund Fitzpatrick'.

Reader dear, what do you want for Christmas from RPS? We’ve opened a new survey all about that. While our annual reader survey asks questions about you, this one focuses on us: what do you like about RPS, how well do you think we’re doing, and what more do you want from us? I’m sure I won’t find this experience at all humbling. It also has questions to help us shape the perks of our RPS supporter program.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (RPS)

An image of Horace the endless bear wrapped around a Christmas tree, for the RPS advent calendar 2020.

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I wouldn’t open the sixteenth door of the RPS Advent Calendar if I were you. Pretty sure there’s someone on the other side ready to punch and/or kick you. Oh, you’re going for it anyway? Okay, well. On your head be it.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ollie Toms)

Best Minecraft Shaders for 1.16.4

Looking for the very best Minecraft shaders on the market to help give your latest world a visual makeover? Look no further! Our best Minecraft shaders guide walks you through 12 fantastic shader packs for Minecraft 1.16.4, each of which can be downloaded and tested with ease. We run the gamut between lightweight, performant shaders and beastly packs that require high-end rigs to run, so you can find the best Minecraft shaders for your situation.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ed Thorn)

Two operators riding an ATV are being pursued by a helicopter.

If you’ve been unlucky enough to stumble across my work on this site, you know that all I play is Call Of Duty: Warzone, and that I campaign tirelessly for what’s right (for the game). I condemned Infinity Ward for removing Armored Royale, a mode in which you look after an armoured truck as if it is your child. It was about as impactful as if I stood at the gates of their HQ, folded my article up into a paper plane, and flung it onto their long driveway.

The new map for Warzone is out now, so today I (metaphorically) return to the front gates of their offices with a new proposal. It’s about time Warzone had a radio station, or like, War Tracks I can actually buy, or even Spotify integration. I have popped my message onto one of those wind up toys that races forwards if you pull back and let go. I’m sure it’ll reach them this time, I can feel it.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)

A plane flies over Rebirth Island in a Call Of Duty: Warzone screenshot.

A new map has arrived in Call Of Duty: Warzone, the mini murderzone Rebirth Island. This new island is in its own separate 40-player mode, with ye olde Verdansk continuing to offer bigger battles. The Season One update also smooshes in a load of Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, adding over of its 30 weapons to Warzone. And there’s a new battle pass. And Cold War has a load of new maps and bits. There’s a lot going on.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (James Law)

In Warzone, you can blast out some absolute tunes from your vehicle as you marauder through Verdansk or Rebirth Island. We’ll all have our personal favourites, but with a bunch of new ones coming out in the Cold War Season One Battle Pass, I’ve put together a full list of all the War Tracks available in Warzone.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (James Law)

How does Rebirth Island work in Warzone?

Rebirth Island is the new mini map in Call of Duty Warzone. You’ll have to update to the latest Season 1 patch, and head into the Warzone mode. It’s a bit of a weird one though – here’s how to play Rebirth Island in Warzone.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Imogen Beckhelling)

Sova from Valorant wielding a snowball launcher.

Some days, you just wanna play a bit of Valorant, you know? But occasionally you’re a bit too tired or not in the mood for the tense competitive matches Riot Games’ tactical FPS typically has on offer. Which is why the new winter mode is great. Yesterday, Valorant introduced the limited-time Snowball Fight, and I think running around pelting people with snow is exactly the sort of chilled-out social mode this game needed.

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Cyberpunk 2077 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ollie Toms)

Cyberpunk 2077 status effects icons list

If you’ve been playing Cyberpunk 2077 for a while, you may have noticed various status effect icons appearing next to your health bar, or noticed certain things happening to you but not knowing why. Our Cyberpunk 2077 status effects guide looks to answer any questions you may have about burning, bleeding, exhaustion, Cold Blood, nourishment, and any other effect it is possible to be affected by in this game. Below you’ll learn what each status effect actually does, and what each of the icons mean.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (James Law)

A Grumpus from Bugsnax (a purple fellow wearing thick-rimmed black glasses) says 'You. You are the Ignoble Journalist' at the player character

With an announcement as instantly eyecatching as Bugsnax‘s was, featuring Kero Kero Bonito’s absolute banger “It’s Bugsnax!”, the actual game was always going to have a lot to live up to.

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